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MOUNTAIN BIKE RIDER FLOWN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH NEAR MOUNT SUGARLOAF

Rescue crews were forced to winch an injured man from bushland west of Newcastle on Friday.

The 60-year-old was riding in a remote area on the eastern side of Mount Sugarloaf at around 10 o’clock in the morning, when he fell from his bike.

It’s understood the man suffered a broken leg in the crash, and was stabilised by a medical team from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

He was taken to Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

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